Book 5: Max at the Mighty Market
One Saturday morning, Max’s mom shook him gently awake. “Come on, sleepyhead,” she whispered. “Today is market day.” Max rubbed his eyes and remembered. Every Saturday, they went to the…
One Saturday morning, Max’s mom shook him gently awake. “Come on, sleepyhead,” she whispered. “Today is market day.” Max rubbed his eyes and remembered. Every Saturday, they went to the…
One Saturday morning, Max’s grandma came to visit with a big smile and a small box wrapped in brown paper. “I brought you something special, Max,” she said. Max unwrapped…
The first thing I noticed about Leo was that he answered roll call like he wasn’t sure his name would be on the list. “Leo?” Mrs. Pak said. He paused.…
Chapter 1: The Keeper’s Apprentice The best smell in the world, Leo had decided, was the smell of the sea mixed with the smell of old paper. It was a…
The Axiom of Memory By Marius Pentzek Chapter 1: The Empty Chalkboard The only sound in the vast, steeply tiered lecture hall was the precise, sharp tap-tap-tap of chalk on…
Introduction Some memories are too precious to lose. Others are too painful to keep. But what if someone decided which was which—for everyone? Leo never wanted to be a Memory…
Introduction What if forgetting was not a failure of the mind, but a feature of the universe? What if the reason you cannot remember the face of a childhood friend,…
The Graphite heart Chapter 1: The Cedar Cradle The first thing was the scent. It was not a smell that arrived, for there was no arrival, no beginning to it.…
Introduction I have always believed that the most extraordinary stories hide in the most ordinary places. This book began, as many things do, with a moment of quiet observation. I…
One spring afternoon, Max was playing in his backyard when he noticed something small and fuzzy moving from flower to flower. He knelt down to look closer. A bee with…